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McDonald’s Japan will start serving three new ¥200 burgers and discontinue the Hiru Mac, or Lunch Mac meal, in late October. Photo courtesy: WMC
With several year-on-year losses under their ever-shrinking belt, the fast food giant in Japan is making a bid to get more customers into their locations...

— Recipe and Photo Contributed by Tosh Kikuta —
In this recipe, the meat is infused with flavour from garlic, ginger and sugar. The vegetables, bean sprouts and mein noodles are crunchy and tasty.
It's the cooking method that makes the difference. Cook quickly, use high heat, 'lift' the mixture...

An image taken of the outside of Taco Bell's first location in Shibuya district in Tokyo. Photo courtesy: Taco Bell Japan's Instagram profile
In the 1980s, Taco Bell, which serves Mexican-inspire fast food, opened locations in Japan, but failed to stay open mostly due to additives discovered in its food....

Horses are quickly becoming a hot export for Canadian farmers, but the way they are shipping is sending a chill down the spine of Canadian activists. Photo by: Richard Bartz
In Italy, horse meat is prepared as horse meat sausage. In France, horse meat fondue is a common way to enjoy the free-range...

Light, tasty, and cheese, Uncle Tetsu makes a mean cheese cake for Torotonians. Photos and Words by: Jun Kobayashi and Ai Nagaoka
Opening its door on March 18, this spring time opening is now just one of three large Japanese chains that have opened in the city, but Uncle Tetsu is decidedly on the more...

Finding real tonkatsu in Toronto is tough, but it's a simple fix at this new restaurant. Words and Photos by: Jun Kobayashi and Ai Nagaoka
TORONTO — Mr. Tonkatsu opened its doors a month ago and reviews from customers have been extremely positive, so we decided to give this new place a test for ourselves.
Tonkatsu...

But as the potatoes started rolling back into the fast food chain's menu, incidents of objects - both artificial and organic - being found in meals started to crop up. First it was a piece of vinyl found in Chicken McNuggets and now it's a human tooth being found in its fries, but incidents like...

The root is an ingredient in a traditional Japanese dish many might not be familiar with, but Okada has kept up the tradition since immigrating to Canada 35 years ago.
Okada keeps Japan's traditional meals close to his heart and every year since he started working as a chef 45 years ago, he’s made...

Nowadays yakitori, bite-sized Japanese food (usually chicken) on a stick and seared, is as well known abroad as ramen.
Japanese restaurant Kinton is a familiar sight to Canadians who are not only curious about Japanese food, but also wanting to break into it. Kinton opened a new restaurant of that...

Even though there are many restaurants in the area, Koyoi is always crowded right after it opens at 5 p.m.
It’s different from an Izakaya, which is a Japanese-style bar like Guu or Dondon Izakaya. Koyoi has a variety of Japanese food from appetizers to desserts, and it comes closer to the real...